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Job Overview
The SAVP provides graduate program leaders with innovative approaches for key enrollment management processes and initiatives, which include admissions, financial aid, and registrar efforts, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and the delivery of quality services and institutional targets. The SAVP collaborates with academic program leaders across the university to address enrollment challenges, optimize enrollment processes, and support efforts to build student bodies of diverse perspectives.
Additional duties include, but are not limited to:
Lead the development and execution of a multi-year, data-informed strategic enrollment management plan to provide services for graduate programs by monitoring enrollment trends, demographics, and market dynamics.
Provide leadership for the university's enrollment management efforts, coordinating strategies to achieve enrollment targets across graduate, on-site, online, and transfer student populations, managing relationships from inquiry through registration.
Communicate and cross-fertilize innovations in enrollment management in service to graduate programs throughout the university.
Serve as a member of key leadership councils and committees, representing the enrollment management interests and collaborating with senior leadership on university-wide issues.
Collaborate with graduate program leaders in efforts to improve recruitment strategies and initiatives, including digital engagement, partnerships, and pipeline programs to optimize student acquisition and yield.
Design and offer services to academic programs regarding digital marketing and communications efforts to reach prospective students.
Oversee administration of Office of Graduate Studies’ financial aid programs to optimize access and affordability
Collaborate with leaders of graduate programs to align financial aid strategies with enrollment objectives of the academic programs; oversee merit aid team
Design and disseminate protocols of a student-centered admissions process that is transparent, responsive, and emphasizes an exceptional experience for prospective students and families as they evaluate Georgetown programs.
Build strategic relationships with college counselors, CBOs (College & Career Access Organizations), and industry partners, when these offer complementary outreach to strong applicants.
Oversee the utilization and enhancement of enrollment systems, offered to graduate programs, such as Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) platforms, to optimize operational efficiency and the student experience
Utilize data-driven insights and predictive modeling in coordination with the Office of Assessment and Decision Support (OADS) to provide performance indicators for program effectiveness, student services, and financial aid strategies
Collaborate with a diverse and talented team of professionals across enrollment functional areas (Admissions, Financial Aid, Registrar, etc.), fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability, including a current staff of four individuals focused on graduate studies
Collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders, including faculty, deans, student affairs, and the office of communications, to build strong partnerships that support student recruitment and retention for diverse academic programs
Work Interactions
The Senior Associate Vice President for Graduate Enrollment Management (SAVP) serves as the chief enrollment officer for graduate students in Masters, Ph.D. and custom programs and reports to the Vice President for Graduate Studies. This highly visible leadership role is pivotal in shaping and advancing the institution’s comprehensive enrollment strategy through thoughtful planning, recruiting, enrollment strategy, and data-informed decision-making. The SAVP oversees the full enrollment lifecycle, ensuring a student-centered approach that supports graduate recruitment, retention, and student success across the institution.
Requirements and Qualifications
A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university is required; a doctoral degree is preferred.
Minimum of ten years of progressive leadership experience in an enrollment management-related function, focusing on graduate programs, with a proven track record of success in achieving enrollment goals
Statistical knowledge comparable to that of first course level in a graduate program, comfortable use and interpretation of multivariate statistical modeling, and data analysis of administrative records
Knowledge of design and evaluation of internet-based management dashboards
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; advanced critical thinking skills
Collaborative work style; and the ability to use data to drive strategy and decision-making.
Advanced knowledge of marketing and recruiting focused on graduate student acquisition
Knowledge of industry trends and best practices in enrollment management
Work Mode Designation
This position has been designated as On-Campus. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources website: https://hr.georgetown.edu/mode-of-work-designation.
Pay Range:
The projected salary or hourly pay range for this position which represents the full range of anticipated compensation is:
$135,188.00 - $264,291.85Compensation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s individual qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, as well as the University’s business needs and external factors.
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Benefits:
Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options. You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website.